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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$7,801 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Communication & Media Studies is the #43 most popular major in North Carolina with 144 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for communications students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Check out the communications graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication & Media Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Appalachian State University the best value school in North Carolina for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Appalachian State are $8,007 a year.

Appalachian State also took the #5 spot in our Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great value for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $7,594 per year.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at East Carolina University

Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 211
Florida 381
Georgia 62
Tennessee 90
Kentucky 70
Louisiana 50
Alabama 111
South Carolina 28
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 46

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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